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The 25 pages that link to Sebaceous gland, each with the reason it gives.

• Hair follicleRelated: Its duct commonly opens into the follicle, delivering sebum to the skin and hair.

• DermisRelated: Sebum from dermal glands helps lubricate hair and the skin surface.

• HairRelated: Its oil coats nearby hair and helps lubricate the skin surface.

• Skin microbiomeRelated: Its secretions make follicle-rich areas a distinctive microbial habitat.

• DihydrotestosteroneRelated: Androgens including DHT stimulate sebaceous activity and can influence acne.

• Apocrine sweat glandRelated: It shares the follicle as an outlet but produces lipid-rich sebum, not apocrine sweat.

• Cat groomingRelated: Sebum contributes to coat condition, so excessive washing can strip natural oils.

• Cutibacterium acnesRelated: Sebum-rich follicles provide the habitat in which this bacterium commonly grows.

• 5α-reductaseRelated: Androgen signaling, including dihydrotestosterone, influences sebaceous gland activity.

• IsotretinoinRelated: Isotretinoin markedly reduces these glands’ activity and sebum production.

• EarwaxRelated: Sebum from ear-canal glands adds lipids to earwax.

• Pubic hairRelated: These glands commonly empty into follicles in the pubic region.

• Lip balmRelated: The red lip surface lacks the usual oil-gland protection found in much facial skin.

• ComedoRelated: Its secretion supplies the oil that becomes part of a comedo.

• PimpleRelated: Its sebum contributes to follicle blockage and creates conditions for acne lesions.